That all makes for a relaxing and hassle-free tour;
however, this is not the raw material for a blockbusting narrative.The Hollywood call is not anticipated.

Top
male professional – 20 Euro:

Brian

Best
female cyclist – 10 Euro:

Sheila
(as always)

Stand-in
Team Leader

JR

Organisation
and general usefulness

Sheila/Brian/JR

Best
young cyclist

Frank (as
always)

Oldest
cyclist

K1 (as
always)

Best at
surprise sprints:

Dave

Best long
breakaways

K2

Top hill
climber

Frank

Logistics
and consistent riding

JR

Most
reckless downhill

Dave

Risking
all without a helmet

Frank

Least
stylish cycling socks

JR

‘Crusty
old git’ old pedal award

K1

Loudest
babyfoot goal celebrations

Dave

plus many other awards even more trivial
to mention.

And finally the team leader……

Mike Smith’s Journey into the Lower Palaeozoic

Where was our mentor in absentia?Mike was reputed to be in Nebraska collecting fossilised rats for the
local (sic) museum in Charleston; consult a map of the USA to illuminate this
statement.Just prior to our tour
BBC News reported tornadoes sweeping through and a declaration of a state of
emergency in Nebraska.Mike is invited to contribute his account right
here……………..

….and so to Next
Year – Le Tour 2005

….when JR will officially join the ‘old gits’ and,
no doubt, organise a trip to somewhere exotic that will probably end up being in
France.